Research Summary. After extensive research by the Zippia data science team, we identified these details of mail clerk salary by state for the United States:
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Washington has the highest mail clerk salary of $44,977
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South Carolina has the lowest mail clerk salary of $27,440
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The national average salary for mail clerks is $30,383
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The national hourly pay for mail clerks is $14.61
You can read more on the specific methodology.
Highest-Paid Mail Clerks By State
| Rank | State | Average Mail Clerk Salary | 10th Percentile | 90th Percentile |
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| 1 | Washington | $44,977 | $27,000 | $72,000 |
| 2 | Alaska | $44,094 | $31,000 | $61,000 |
| 3 | Oregon | $42,834 | $26,000 | $69,000 |
| 4 | Rhode Island | $41,220 | $26,000 | $63,000 |
| 5 | Vermont | $40,759 | $26,000 | $62,000 |
| 6 | Idaho | $40,722 | $25,000 | $65,000 |
| 7 | Hawaii | $39,961 | $31,000 | $51,000 |
| 8 | Massachusetts | $39,533 | $25,000 | $61,000 |
| 9 | North Dakota | $38,580 | $25,000 | $59,000 |
| 10 | Colorado | $38,079 | $24,000 | $58,000 |
| 11 | Minnesota | $37,062 | $23,000 | $57,000 |
| 12 | Louisiana | $37,033 | $26,000 | $51,000 |
| 13 | Nevada | $36,775 | $24,000 | $56,000 |
| 14 | California | $36,400 | $23,000 | $55,000 |
| 15 | Wyoming | $36,250 | $23,000 | $56,000 |
| 16 | Connecticut | $35,895 | $22,000 | $56,000 |
| 17 | Iowa | $35,757 | $23,000 | $55,000 |
| 18 | New Mexico | $35,372 | $24,000 | $51,000 |
| 19 | Utah | $35,323 | $22,000 | $55,000 |
| 20 | Montana | $34,763 | $22,000 | $54,000 |
| 21 | Wisconsin | $34,735 | $22,000 | $54,000 |
| 22 | New York | $34,210 | $21,000 | $53,000 |
| 23 | Michigan | $34,171 | $21,000 | $53,000 |
| 24 | Missouri | $34,035 | $22,000 | $51,000 |
| 25 | Maryland | $33,943 | $21,000 | $52,000 |
| 26 | Arkansas | $33,880 | $23,000 | $49,000 |
| 27 | New Jersey | $33,787 | $21,000 | $53,000 |
| 28 | West Virginia | $33,556 | $21,000 | $51,000 |
| 29 | Nebraska | $33,300 | $21,000 | $51,000 |
| 30 | Kansas | $33,266 | $21,000 | $50,000 |
| 31 | South Dakota | $33,151 | $21,000 | $51,000 |
| 32 | Ohio | $32,996 | $21,000 | $51,000 |
| 33 | Illinois | $32,875 | $21,000 | $51,000 |
| 34 | New Hampshire | $32,812 | $21,000 | $50,000 |
| 35 | Pennsylvania | $32,568 | $20,000 | $51,000 |
| 36 | Arizona | $32,522 | $22,000 | $47,000 |
| 37 | Delaware | $31,752 | $20,000 | $49,000 |
| 38 | Alabama | $31,719 | $22,000 | $44,000 |
| 39 | Oklahoma | $31,635 | $21,000 | $46,000 |
| 40 | Maine | $31,228 | $21,000 | $46,000 |
| 41 | Virginia | $30,457 | $20,000 | $45,000 |
| 42 | Kentucky | $30,417 | $20,000 | $45,000 |
| 43 | Tennessee | $30,217 | $20,000 | $43,000 |
| 44 | Indiana | $29,476 | $19,000 | $45,000 |
| 45 | North Carolina | $28,988 | $19,000 | $42,000 |
| 46 | Texas | $28,858 | $20,000 | $40,000 |
| 47 | Florida | $28,434 | $20,000 | $38,000 |
| 48 | Georgia | $27,842 | $19,000 | $39,000 |
| 49 | Mississippi | $27,612 | $19,000 | $38,000 |
| 50 | South Carolina | $27,440 | $19,000 | $38,000 |
Methodology: Mail Clerk Salary By State
To better understand mail clerk pay by state, Zippia has aggregated data across a multitude of channels including the BLS, FLC, and OPM. We then supplement that data with actual listed salaries from job posts. Finally, the data science team calculates a weighted average of these inputs to create an average pay for mail clerks by state.
We took the average annual salary data for mail clerks from these estimates and ranked every state on this criteria with the state with the highest salary ranking as highest average salary for mail clerks.
Mail Clerk Salary By State FAQs
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What is the highest-paid state for mail clerks?
The highest-paid state for mail clerks is Washington with an average salary of $44,977 per year.
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What city pays mail clerks the most?
Seattle, WA pays mail clerks the most with an average salary of $45,023 per year.
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What is the worst state for mail clerks?
The worst state for mail clerks is South Carolina with an average salary of $27,440 per year.
Author
Chris Kolmar is a co-founder of Zippia and the editor-in-chief of the Zippia career advice blog. He has hired over 50 people in his career, been hired five times, and wants to help you land your next job. His research has been featured on the New York Times, Thrillist, VOX, The Atlantic, and a host of local news. More recently, he's been quoted on USA Today, BusinessInsider, and CNBC.
